day 30 - 04/09

i caught up with some thru-hikers i met in damascus at the shelter i stayed at last night. lots of great conversation. i ended up hiking with the three of them all day, which was great. we went 5mi and came to a little mom and pop restaurant that had 1lb hiker angus beef burgers for $6.20. it was awesome. we made it to the shelter and decided to go to sleep early and we are going get up at 03:00 because of the mostly full moon and do a night hike together. it should be fun and i will let you all know what kind of wildlife i see, if any. oh, and as of mile 546 that i passed today i am officially 1/4 finished with the trail! 18.4mi from chatfield shelter to knot maul shelter. 553.6 total.